Skape / Se

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Overview

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Description

“Skape” (Eng. Create) is a platform to explore in the current Norwegian flag as well as to create new flags that can be shared and randomly appear in the platform called “Se” (Eng. View).

Both platforms are currently online and take part in the exhibitions related to the project “Utforsking av norges flagg” (Eng. Explorations in the Norwegian flag) with an installation defined in the specific place of the gallery, by using screens and computers, projections, tablets, etc. Preferable in low possition allowing both adults and kids to participate, as well to people in wheelchairs. All shared flags are shown during the exhibition without any censorship, allowing all those who want to take part of the show to do it. The platform allows signed or anonymous participation.

This artwork is used at the end of the workshops related to the project.

The installation including artworks “Skape” and “Se” was presented in the exhibitions:

Versions

v 2.0 – 2015.08
v 1.0 – 2014.03

Programmer

Francisco Magnone (pancho.uy)

Pictures

antipodes café
Alex Asensi

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Utforsking av Norges flagg

Explorations in the Norwegian Flagg

The first flag related to Norway dates back to the monarch periods of the XIV century. Since then, different flags saw the sky in a process which carried out several debates, publications and proposals, including a green and grey one promoted by Christian Frederik in 1814, just a few months before the inclusion of an article in the second constitution expressing that Norway should have its own flag determined by law. The flag was selected in 1821, but its complete adoption in land and all seas wasn’t until the beginning of the next century, in which it was also banned during the German occupation of Norway. After those years, the use of the flag has grown exponentially as well as immigration. According to SSB, in 2016 more than 12% of the total population is currently member of religious and life stance communities outside the Church of Norway.
As flags, people and lands never stand still, and thus not history.
From its origins in 2012 and as a reaction to the atrocious attacks of the previous year, antipodes café began a deep study in the history of Norway and exploring in the main national symbol, creating in this way an art project about identity, pluralism and democracy, based in:
a. workshops for kids
b. urban intervention
c. exhibitions
d. open dialog in media
e a website
f. digital platform for explorations
g. artworks
h. a publication